Sagar Mala Yojana [ Detailed Analysis - Science & Technology ]

(September 22, 2016)

India lies in the Indian Ocean. The location of India is both decisive and fractural. On one hand it is bound with a big coastal area and on the other, the threat to the coastal region is also real. Real problem lies with securing the coastline but not the borders and hence the Modi Sagar Mala Yojana.

It is said that it was the dream project of ex-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Background: Sagar Mala Yojana

India is the seventh largest nation of the world and is bound by water from three directions. It has one of the largest coastlines in the world of more than 7,000 km. In view of this, India should have 90% of its import-export through sea. However, the reality is far from this.

Ironically, the road sector contributes 6%, railways contribute 9% to the GDP, whereas the ports contribute just 1 percent of the entire GDP.

Deficient linkage of ports and lacking infrastructure lead to such a small usage of ports. Keeping all these aspects in mind, the ruling government has determined that all the ports of India are to be connected and maintained.